World-Renowned Composer Christopher Lyndon-Gee Joins Adelphi's Music Department
Garden City, NY
October 30, 2002
Adelphi University is proud to announce the appointment of the renowned British composer, Christopher Lyndon-Gee as Associate Professor of Music. Professor Lyndon-Gee was Chair of the Department of Musicology at the Australian National University, during which time he revamped the undergraduate music curriculum, developed Ph. D. and Masters programs, led a full-time faculty of fourteen and continued to add to his international reputation as a composer, conductor, teacher, and scholar of music. He has written over 400 articles, reviews, CD sleeves, program notes and scholarly papers, and has a book in contract with London publisher Toccata Press.
"Christopher is a world-class musician and intellectual of the highest order," says Paul Moravec, Music Department Chair. "We are delighted to welcome him to Adelphi as the conductor of our orchestra and as a professor able to teach the wide range of courses we offer in the Department. The extraordinary range and depth of his knowledge and experience make him a valuable asset to the entire Adelphi community."
His CD catalog as conductor -- thirty-three releases to date, with more in the production pipeline -- includes the ground-breaking complete works of Igor Markevitch, seventeen of which are world premiere recordings, the first disc garnering a Grammy nomination for "Best Orchestral Performance" in 1998. His recording of Respighi "Ancient Airs and Dances" was awarded a Rosette for eight consecutive years by the Penguin Guide to Compact Discs. A disc of Varese with the Polish National Radio Symphony gained extraordinary international acclaim during 2001. The first three CDs of the complete orchestral music of American giant George Rochberg, with the Saarbruecken Radio Symphony, Germany, are about to be released. While Music Director of the Canberra Pro Arte Orchestra (Australia) he was named 'Artist of the Year' by the National Critics Circle; he has held similar posts, as well as principal guest conductorships in four countries.
As composer, he has received numerous awards, including three 'Sounds Australian' National Critics Awards; the Adolf Spivakovsky Prize; and, in 2001, he was named a Laureate for Musical Composition by the Onassis Foundation in Athens, Greece. His "Memorial, for String Orchestra" (partly written in New York towards the end of 2001) recently premiered in Germany and London; commissions in progress include "The Circling Fire - Variations on a Theme of George Rochberg" and "The Auschwitz Poems."
Adelphi University, chartered in 1896, was the first institution of higher education for liberal arts and sciences on Long Island. Through its schools and programs -- The College of Arts and Science, the Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, the Honors College, University College/ABLE Program, and the Schools of Business, Education, Nursing, and Social Work -- the co-educational university offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, as well as professional and educational programs for adults. Adelphi University currently enrolls over 7,000 students from 37 states and 60 foreign countries. With its main campus in Garden City and centers in Manhattan, Hauppauge, and Poughkeepsie, the University maintains a commitment to liberal studies in tandem with rigorous professional preparation.
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